SAN DIEGO – Eli Manning was picked off twice on Sunday, tying him with the Jets’ Geno Smith – the worst-rated passer among qualifying quarterbacks – for the NFL’s lead.

After an afternoon where he went 20-of-32 for 259 yards in front of a hostile environment, Manning was quick to admit what went wrong.

He did not make the throws he needed.

“The interception was a little behind Rueben and I missed Hakeem behind a little bit so we definitely had some chances early on. I wish I could have made some better throws.”

On both plays he referenced, he was right. Manning, who had Nicks with a step on what appeared to be a skinny post in the second quarter, drilled his former top target in the back shoulder.

A Hail Mary pass to Nicks at the end of the half ended up six yards shy of the end zone. His second interception, in garbage time in the fourth quarter, was with a defender posted a yard ahead of the intended receiver, Louis Murphy.

It’s another notch in what has been – by far – Manning’s worst professional season to date.

While he said he’ll have to wait until the offseason to fully digest the season, Manning said he’s going to do what he’s done each week and try to make adjustments.

“It’s been tough,” Manning said. “Obviously today we got down and you try to compete and make some things happen but I haven’t analyzed the whole season but you just try to go game by game and try to make adjustments to get better. After the season, we’ll look art it and try to figure that part out.”